function getPlayerCount()
{
echo "\nHow many players (excluding yourself) would you like to have participate? ";
$players = getStdin();
if (!is_numeric($players)) {
echo "\nYou entered an invalid value for the number of players. Please try again.\n";
return getPlayerCount();
}
if ($players > 10) {
echo "\nUnfortuantely, " . $players . " is too many. Please enter a number less than 10.\n";
return getPlayerCount();
}
return $players;
}
addHistory($_GET['gameid'], $_GET['text']);
echo json_encode('history added');
}
} else {
echo json_encode('gameid and text must be set');
}
} elseif ($action == 'getPlayerCount') {
if (isset($_GET['gameid'])) {
$count = getPlayerCount($_GET['gameid']);
echo json_encode($count);
} else {
echo json_encode('gameid must be set');
}
} elseif ($action == 'gameStart') {
if (isset($_GET['gameid'])) {
$count = getPlayerCount($_GET['gameid']);
if ($count > 1) {
$resultQuery = mysqli_query($link, "SELECT started FROM gamestatus WHERE gameid = " . mysqli_real_escape_string($link, $_GET['gameid']) . ";");
while ($row = $resultQuery->fetch_object()) {
$started = $row->started;
}
if (!$started) {
$resultQuery = mysqli_query($link, "UPDATE gamestatus SET started = true WHERE gameid = " . mysqli_real_escape_string($link, $_GET['gameid']) . ";");
for ($i = 1; $i < 18; $i++) {
createCityInstance($_GET['gameid'], $i);
}
addHistory($_GET['gameid'], 'game started');
echo json_encode('Game Started');
} else {
echo json_encode('Game already started');
}
